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[Tahnit]

 I found some drivers that work and all performance problems are now GONE with dx11 very high enabled. This includes tesselation and everything.

You need to download 267.59 beta drivers for the gtx 560i. These drivers normally will not work on other cards. BUT with a modified inf this solves that problem. d

New NVidia driver 267.59 for GTX550 Ti released at 
http://www.nvidia.co...aspx?lang=en-us

modified inf file for Win7 64-bit, English version
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HQB4PDL8

Find where you downloaded the drivers. Right click the installation file and extract files. (you need winrar installed to do this) From there copy the modified INF file you downloaded into

the C:\\Users\\youruser\\whereveryoudownloaded\\267.59_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_english_whql\\Display.Driver

folder and then run the installation file. It will install the drivers and bam. no more performance issues at all.

Modifié par Tahnit, 15 mars 2011 - 08:43 .

[Spectre Hawk]

Unable to access the inf file

[Miriel Amarinth]

To use these drivers, here's a step-by-step how-to

STEP 1:
Download the 267.59 drivers that match your OS version
- if you are using a laptop (mobile gfx card) skip to step 2.

For Windows 7 and Vista 64-bit you can find them here (these are US english drivers, these are the ones that work with the 64-bit inf file linked below):
www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-267.59-whql-driver.html
link above seems to have broken again (wth are nvidia doing???), here's the direct link to the file download ->
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/267.59/267.59_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_english_whql.exe
or here:
www.geforce.com/#/Drivers/Results/28413

For Windows 7 and Vista 32-bit you can find them here (these are UK/International drivers, these are the ones you need for them to work with the 32-bit inf file linked below):
www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-32bit-267.59-whql-driver.html
or here:
www.geforce.com/#/Drivers/Results/28456

Windows XP: I haven't found any info or INF file links yet for XP.

STEP 2:
Now you have to download a modified INF file. This INF file will fool the installer so it will let you install the drivers on other cards than the 450 and 550 as well
- if you have a 450 or 550 card you can skip these INF file steps, the drivers will install on your system without any fiddling required!

You can find the windows 7/vista 64-bit version here (this INF file only works with the US drivers I linked above):
www.sendspace.com/file/bg4y9c

And here are two links to a windows 7/vista 32-bit version (this INF file only works with the UK/International drivers I linked above):
depositfiles.com/en/files/wcun4xhx2
www.megaupload.com/

If you are using a Mobile Graphics Card (aka a laptop card), you can download the drivers + the INF file for any OS from this page here: www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers

STEP 3:
Make sure the drivers and the inf file are in an easy to find location.
Now you need to uninstall and clean your old drivers first. If you don't have one yet, download and install a driver cleaning utility like Driver Sweeper or Driver Cleaner Pro.

STEP 4:
You need to uninstall the current drivers. To do this go to the control panel -> programs and features (or add/remove programs) and uninstall the Nvidia Display Drivers.

Once finished it will ask you to restart your machine, click Restart Now and have your finger ready on the F8 key.

STEP 5:
Once your motherboard splash screen comes up start tapping the F8 key (doesn't have to be fast, just in slow intervals of about 1sec).

Keep tapping it until you get a screen that asks you in what mode you want to boot into windows. Now select the option "Boot into Safe Mode" and hit enter.

Once in windows close all warnings/help windows and stuff and start the Driver Cleaning utility. Tell it to clean the Nvidia drivers. Once it's done, press the Windows start button and restart your computer again, this time letting it boot up normally.

STEP 6:
Once in Windows go to the Nividia 267.59 drivers and run them. This will extract the driver installation files to a folder on your C: drive (don't change this location) - once it's finished it will attempt to install them and give an error. Click CLOSE.

STEP 7:
Find the modded INF file you downloaded earlier, copy it and paste it in the following directory:
C:\\NVIDIA\\DisplayDriver\\267.59\\Vista 64-bit\\English\\Display.Driver
It will tell you a file of that name is already present - choose "copy and replace".

Once done, go to
C:\\NVIDIA\\DisplayDriver\\267.59\\Vista 64-bit\\English
and run Setup.exe.

*If you are installing the 32-bit drivers with the 32-bit INF file the steps are the same, but the folder path will be "...267.59\\Vista 32-bit\\International.." instead and you need to choose "Yes" to overwrite the file.

Now it should give no more errors and install as normal.
Choose custom install and untick the other boxes if you JUST want to install the display drivers.

STEP 8:
Restart your computer once the driver install is finished and voila, now you should be able to try DA2 and hopefully see better fps.

If you have any questions, feel free to post or PM me.

Modifié par Miriel Amarinth, 17 mars 2011 - 12:20 .

[Tahnit]

These definitely work. It is now fully playable with everything on.

[Miriel Amarinth]

I'll chime in with that!
I just upgraded and tested DA2 and the difference is like night and day!

I'm using an EVGA GTX470 oc

v267.24 = 18-23 fps
v267.59 = 38-44 fps!!!!!!!

Also, most importantly, it no longer feels choppy/delayed, the panning of the camera and movement of the characters is now much smoother. It is actually playable!

Settings used: DX11 + Very High, AAx2, AFx4, high resolution textures, Vsync ON (everything else = off)

The fps I measured is the average fps during the combat scene at the start of a new game. This is while actively running around and panning the camera. There are some minor spikes downward during special effects (like fireball), but the fps never dips below 30.

Modifié par Miriel Amarinth, 15 mars 2011 - 10:16 .

[BTCentral]

Just wanted to confirm that these drivers also dramatically improved my DA2 experience.
Saw the thread on Guru3D and thought I would give them a try.

To my surprise on my GTX 260 I can now play DA2 smoothly with 35+ FPS (even during fights!) at 1920x1080 with 2x 4x AA and 16xAF using the DX10 "High" mode - also, no more lag that was present with the 267.26 drivers!

Also, the 267.59 drivers are not beta drivers - they're signed/WHQL approved, however just for the 550 Ti/GTS 450 and due to the INI mod needed to get this running it warns you that they are not signed (despite the fact that they are)

System: Core i7 930 @ 2.93 GHz, GeForce GTX 260 896MB overclocked (700MHz GPU Clock/1509MHz Shader/1000MHz Memory) @ 1920x1080 resolution, 6GB DDR3 Triple Channel RAM (1600MHz) - Windows 7 64bit.

Edit: Found I can quite happily use 4x AA and 16x AF with 35+ FPS during fights!

Modifié par BTCentral, 16 mars 2011 - 12:22 .

[philamar18]

I just confirmed that these drivers are a vast improvement. At 1680x1050, on VH 2x AA w/o SAAO on I was getting mid 30 fps, and with SAAO on I was getting low 20's. Now I am getting 60+ FPS w/o SAAO and mid to upper 40's with SAAO on. I am using a GTX 570 btw.

[yavarel79]

yea my gts 250 work perfect too

[KyiMin]

Hey, these drivers (267.59) are working well with my gtx 460 on a resolution of 1920x1080 with 4x AA on very high. However, the framerate still drops significantly when SSAO is enabled but every other feature is working well.

Modifié par KyiMin, 16 mars 2011 - 12:21 .

[TheImmortalBeaver]

I'm curious, could I get the driver to run on my wee old 9800 GT? I've got the technical skill, I just wanted to double check that there wasn't something funky first.

[TheImmortalBeaver]

Nevermind, I found out myself. It runs far better. It does still lag, but it lags more in line with my system's specs, rather than just constant lag and stuttering. So, yeah. Works great!

It still does run better on medium on DX9 rather than DX11, so who knows.

Modifié par Misterpinky0, 16 mars 2011 - 01:39 .

[Kyitty]

I've been running the Beta 267.24 drivers since DA2 launch and have not have a performance problem. (The game freezes every few hours, but I can close to desktop fine). I've been running DX11 mode with the High Resolution Texture Update @ 1920x1080 with 2xAniso/2xAA and seeing 30-60FPS (Vsync) depending on indoor/outdoor areas. Using GTX 470 SLI.

Might try these out and see if it improves any.

[jds1bio]

GTX 570 OC 267.59 driver
1680x1050 4xAA 16xAF
Very High settings, Hi Res Texture Pack, all options enabled except for SSAO

In the slave courtyard trying to get into Kirkwall, framerates are in the 30's to about 40 - better than 15-20 with 267.24

Tessellation is interesting - walls now have uneven surfaces, floor cobblestones are raised but it looks like the characters' feet are sunken into the ground.

When SSAO is turned on, framerate is 20 FPS.
When going from 4xAA to 2xAA framerates jump to mid 40's to 60.

Going back to High Settings without SSAO, framerate is 60+ FPS

Modifié par jds1bio, 16 mars 2011 - 02:31 .

[Kyitty]

Holy cow. HUGE difference in Dragon Age II. After seeing folks claim the difference I figured I'd try it. Big difference.

i5-750 @ 4Ghz
GTX 470 SLI
Dragon Age II (v1.0) + High Resolution Texture Update
1920x1080 Vsync = Off
8xAA - 16x Aniso
DX11 Very High
High Quality Blur = On
High Res Textures = On
Depth of Field = Off
Ambient Occlusion = Off

GeForce 267.59
Min    Max        Avg
50     115        83.817

GeForce 267.24
Min     Max      Avg
27       69        49.283

Modifié par Kyitty, 16 mars 2011 - 02:55 .

[unclee]

I'll add my praise and initial testing stats. Running a GTX 460 1GB @ stock. Before these drivers (and even with the other beta drivers) I was getting anywhere from 10-20 FPS when using Very High).

I ran test in Lowtown at night, Hightown during the day and Hightown at night. I tested battles in both places.

These are the constant settings that were in all test:
DX11
1680x1050
Very High
High-res Texture Pack

The reported FPS are in battle. Out of battle it would run fine in all except Test 3. This is what I got:

Test 1:
SSOA enabled, no AA/AF, High Quality Blur  ~ 30FPS

Test 2:
SSOA disabled, AAx4, AFx16, High Quality Blur  ~ 40 FPS

Test 3:
SSOA enabled, no AA/AF, High Quality Blur, Depth of Field  ~ 20-28 FPS

Test 4:
SSOA disabled, AAx4, AFx16, High Quality Blur, Diffusion Depth of Field  ~ 28-29 FPS


These are massive improvements from what I was getting before. Before, even with everything else turned off except High-res textures, I was getting 10-15 FPS on Very High. 30 FPS looks rock solid for me.

Test 2 was the most interesting one because it brought something to my attention. It would rock a solid 38-42 FPS but the moment I turned AA up to x8 it would kill my framerate to 22 FPS.

I'm going to keep testing this. I especially want to test the more open areas, like the Wounded Coast. Inside the city seems to be doing great though. I highly reccomment these drivers to everyone.

Modifié par unclee, 16 mars 2011 - 03:12 .

[ARustyFirePlace]

Misterpinky0 wrote...

Nevermind, I found out myself. It runs far better. It does still lag, but it lags more in line with my system's specs, rather than just constant lag and stuttering. So, yeah. Works great!

It still does run better on medium on DX9 rather than DX11, so who knows.

Your card doesn't support DX 11.

DERP

[unclee]

ARustyFirePlace wrote...

Misterpinky0 wrote...

Nevermind, I found out myself. It runs far better. It does still lag, but it lags more in line with my system's specs, rather than just constant lag and stuttering. So, yeah. Works great!

It still does run better on medium on DX9 rather than DX11, so who knows.

Your card doesn't support DX 11.

DERP

If I'm not mistaken, the 9800 GT was one of the first DX10 cards. So him setting it to DX11 will still give him the DX10 features, it'll just disable the DX11 goodies.

[ARustyFirePlace]

unclee wrote...

ARustyFirePlace wrote...

Misterpinky0 wrote...

Nevermind, I found out myself. It runs far better. It does still lag, but it lags more in line with my system's specs, rather than just constant lag and stuttering. So, yeah. Works great!

It still does run better on medium on DX9 rather than DX11, so who knows.

Your card doesn't support DX 11.

DERP

If I'm not mistaken, the 9800 GT was one of the first DX10 cards. So him setting it to DX11 will still give him the DX10 features, it'll just disable the DX11 goodies.

AFAIK, there are no DX 10 features in this game, most games don't have dx 9, 10 and 11, because 9 is basically the console game ported to pc, and then 11 is just some pc exclusive stuff and theyt can't be bothered to make a dx 10 version.

Atleast, that's way it is with Aliens vs Predator, Lost planet 2 and a few others, might be different on this game.

[unclee]

Modifié par unclee, 16 mars 2011 - 03:12 .

[MaxPayne37]

ARustyFirePlace wrote...

unclee wrote...

ARustyFirePlace wrote...

Misterpinky0 wrote...

Nevermind, I found out myself. It runs far better. It does still lag, but it lags more in line with my system's specs, rather than just constant lag and stuttering. So, yeah. Works great!

It still does run better on medium on DX9 rather than DX11, so who knows.

Your card doesn't support DX 11.

DERP

If I'm not mistaken, the 9800 GT was one of the first DX10 cards. So him setting it to DX11 will still give him the DX10 features, it'll just disable the DX11 goodies.

AFAIK, there are no DX 10 features in this game, most games don't have dx 9, 10 and 11, because 9 is basically the console game ported to pc, and then 11 is just some pc exclusive stuff and theyt can't be bothered to make a dx 10 version.

Atleast, that's way it is with Aliens vs Predator, Lost planet 2 and a few others, might be different on this game.

DX 10 cards using the DX 11 renderer can use High settings, which only require DX 10, so yes, there are DX 10 features in the game.

"DERP"

[Dromgatti]

You guys think its safe to try this with my SLI GTX 580s?

Miriel Amarinth wrote...

I'll chime in with that!
I just upgraded and tested DA2 and the difference is like night and day!

I'm using an EVGA GTX470 oc

v267.24 = 18-23 fps
v267.59 = 38-44 fps!!!!!!!

Also, most importantly, it no longer feels choppy/delayed, the panning of the camera and movement of the characters is now much smoother. It is actually playable!

Settings used: DX11 + Very High, AAx2, AFx4, high resolution textures, Vsync ON (everything else = off)

The fps I measured is the average fps during the combat scene at the start of a new game. This is while actively running around and panning the camera. There are some minor spikes downward during special effects (like fireball), but the fps never dips below 30.

[MaxPayne37]

Dromgatti wrote...

You guys think its safe to try this with my SLI GTX 580s?

Miriel Amarinth wrote...

I'll chime in with that!
I just upgraded and tested DA2 and the difference is like night and day!

I'm using an EVGA GTX470 oc

v267.24 = 18-23 fps
v267.59 = 38-44 fps!!!!!!!

Also, most importantly, it no longer feels choppy/delayed, the panning of the camera and movement of the characters is now much smoother. It is actually playable!

Settings used: DX11 + Very High, AAx2, AFx4, high resolution textures, Vsync ON (everything else = off)

The fps I measured is the average fps during the combat scene at the start of a new game. This is while actively running around and panning the camera. There are some minor spikes downward during special effects (like fireball), but the fps never dips below 30.

Yup, if any issues arise, just roll back your driver.

[Daljin]

i7 970 @ 4.5GHz
6GB DDR3 1600
2-WAY SLI GTX 480 SC
1920x1080
--------------------------------------


267.59 Drivers

DX11
Very High
VSYNC ON
8x AA
16x AF
All boxes checked except for depth of field (with it on, when zoomed into units it gets blurry? opposite effect? WEIRD!)
High Res Texture Pack

60-66% GPU Utilization on both cards. Very sad =(

BUT on the super bright side!

Min FPS: 49
Max FPS: 60 (vsync)
Average FPS: 55

VERY VERY GOOD SET OF DRIVERS!

[Dromgatti]

Modifié par Dromgatti, 16 mars 2011 - 03:59 .

[Dromgatti]

How do I install 267.59 on my GTX 580s? Is there a work-around? Any and all information is greatly appreciated.